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atomicpoet, 1 year ago to fediversenews

Here's my prediction.

With ActivityPub, Mastodon will soon find a challenger that starts getting more attention.

Maybe is will be the *key apps. Maybe it will be Barcelona. Maybe it will be WordPress.

But when this starts happening, this will shake up the community-at-large -- and completely change the direction of the protocol.

https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/110284145745758193

@fediversenews

ch0ccyra1n, 1 year ago to random

Meow :apartyblobcat:​

atomicpoet, 1 year ago to random

Would you care if your car was electric instead of powered by gas?

Well, this is why you should care that your social media is decentralized instead of centralized.

maegul, 1 year ago to fediversenews

@fediversenews

So, I think I've dug as deeply into the #hachyderm drama as I need to, and settled on some conclusions.

• Most basically, the best insights came from seeing conversations on another platform: discord.

Admins from both sides were talking. And as it's a chat platform, the engagement and conversation was clearly more direct, free, expressive and clarifying.

If the fediverse wants to be the new internet, seriously, it needs to growup and move on from just microblogging.

1/🧵

ch0ccyra1n, 1 year ago to fediverse

@fediverse @fediversenews Let's Get OPB on the Fediverse!

Oregon Public Broadcasting is no longer active on Twitter as of April 13, 2023.

https://www.opb.org/pressroom/opb-statement-our-activity-on-twitter/

Let's get them on the fediverse! Use this form to tell them why they should take part in a social media space which is freedom-respecting and federated. You should especially contact them if you're in #Portland , #Eugene , or anywhere else in #Oregon

#fediverse #journalism #news

atomicpoet, 1 year ago to random

Using LinkedIn as a Twitter replacement is absolutely hilarious, and I can’t wait for all those CEOs to be trolled by BTS fan cams from K-Pop stans.

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/ticked-off-by-twitter-linkedin-is-the-best-social-media-site-left-20230425-p5d35d.html

atomicpoet, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to fediversenews

"What if Google starts their own Google-branded Fediverse instance?"

They already did.

Google Buzz used OStatus as part of its protocol stack.

OStatus later evolved into ActivityPub.

As for Google Buzz? Like most Google social media projects, it died -- later to be replaced by Google+.

@fediversenews

nyx, 1 year ago to random

>open window
>freezing gusts of air constantly
>close window
>immediately hot and stuffy and gross

thanks thermodynamics

atomicpoet, 1 year ago to random

Certain folks are saying that Bluesky’s search capabilities spell potential doom for the Fediverse.

Except Bluesky is only searching on one node. What happens when you add another node? What happens when you add 10,000 nodes for Bluesky to connect with?

Will all nodes that use AT protocol have comparable search?

Will Bluesky’s search even be as good as what’s available on Misskey, Akkoma, Friendica, and some forms of Mastodon?

We don’t know!

ch0ccyra1n, 1 year ago to random

@fediverse What type of social media do you feel is lacking most in the fediverse?

To elaborate, there are a lot of different types of social media already on the fediverse such as microblogs, regular blogs, image sharing, link sharing and video sharing.

Personally, I'd love to see a gaming-focused social media platform on the fediverse.

atomicpoet, 1 year ago to fediverse

I disagree with those who say “Let’s focus on spreading awareness for Mastodon—not the Fediverse” for three reasons:

1. Some people hate Mastodon. If they don’t like Mastodon, they should know about options to their liking.

2. Some people are looking for alternatives to Facebook, YouTube, Instagram—and Mastodon is not the answer for them.

3. What about developers looking to build novel and new social media? They should know what ActivityPub does.

Can ActivityPub save the internet? (www.theverge.com)

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